Friday, April 17, 2009

President Calderon Sites Juarez as Example of Success, in Talk With Obama

Mexican President Felipe Calderon told President Obama yesterday that Cd. Juarez was an example of the success of his security policies, given the reduction in crime by 80% after troops arrived in Juarez in February. He reminded President Obama that, although Mexico had a homicide rate of 10.7 per 100,000 last year, this was lower than homicide rates in Guatemala, El Salvador, Brazil, and Colombia, as well as in several cities in the U.S.

Army Unit Assigned to Juarez

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Senator John Arthur Smith and Speaker Ben Lujan

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Dr. Jose Z. Garcia taught at New Mexico State for three decades before becoming Secretary of Higher Education, a post he occupied during the entire first term of Governor Susana Martinez. He specializes in Latin America, the U.S.-Mexico border, and New Mexico politics. He was chairman of the Democratic Party in Dona Ana County the early 1980s. Currently he is on sabbatical but will return to teaching in 2016.